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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02943.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Statement regarding military possession of a Louisiana plantation |
| Date | 6 June 1866 |
| Author | Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Military document |
| Content Description | Major General Sheridan, supervising reconstruction in Louisiana, attests that military authorities took possession of a plantation on the Mississippi River near Carrollton, Louisiana, ca. 29 April 1862. Asserts that the plantation was returned to the ownership of Mrs. Lebreton Deschapelles on 1 April 1866. Contains a separate note, signed by Sheridan 8 June 1866, stating that no taxes should be collected for the period in which the plantation was held by the military. Written on Headquarters of the Military Division of the Gulf stationery. Slightly torn along several creases. Docketed in pencil. |
| Subjects | Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Civil War Reconstruction Union General Women's History Taxes or Taxation Finance Military History Military Law |
| People | Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888) Deschapelles, Mrs. Emmanuel Lebreton (fl. 1865-1880) |
| Place written | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Slavery & Abolition; The American Civil War; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |